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The Klaus Schulten and Zaida Luthey-Schulten Computa tional Biophysics Lecture Award , recognizing researchers for their outstanding contributions in computational or theoreti cal, including analytical theory, aspects of biophysical systems and service to the Biophysical Society or to society broadly; The Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award , given to a woman who holds very high promise or has achieved prominence while developing the early stages of a career in biophysical research within the purview and interest of the Biophysical Society; The Michael and Kate Bárány Award , which recognizes an outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor at the time of nomina tion; The Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award , recognizing excellence in thesis research, writing, and service by two PhD recipients in biophysics, one who received their PhD at an academic institution in the United States and one who received their PhD at a non-U.S. institution; The PUI Faculty Award , honoring excellence in academic re search and mentoring by faculty at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI); The Rosalba Kampman Distinguished Service Award , honor ing service in the field of biophysics and contributions beyond achievements in research; And, finally, the 2026 Fellows of the Biophysical Society , honoring distinguished members who have demonstrated sustained scientific excellence. Awards will be presented at the 2026 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. For informa tion and to submit a nomination, visit www.biophysics.org/ awards-funding/society-awards. If you have any questions, please contact awards@biophysics.org.

Awards to be bestowed this cycle include: The Agnes Pockels Award in Lipids and Membrane Biophys ics , given to an investigator for outstanding contributions to advancing the field of lipids and membrane biophysics; The Anatrace Membrane Protein Award , which recognizes an outstanding investigator who has made a significant contri bution to the field of membrane protein research; The BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease , honoring a significant contribution to understanding the fun damental cause or pathogenesis of disease, or to enabling the treatment or prevention of a disease; The Carolyn Cohen Innovation Award , recognizing a BPS member who advances our fundamental understanding of biological systems through the development of novel theory, models, concepts, techniques, or applications; The Early Independent Career Award , recognizing a faculty member, independent investigator, or staff scientist at an academic institution, national research lab, or private research organization with six or fewer years of service who has made noteworthy contributions in biophysics research and service during their independence; The Founders Award , given to scientists for outstanding achievement in any area of biophysics; The Ignacio Tinoco Award of the Biophysical Society , which honors meritorious investigators who make important contri butions to the physical chemistry of macromolecules; The Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics , recognizing outstanding researchers for their exceptional con tributions in advancing the field of single-molecule biophys ics;

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for biochemists and biophysicists was $107,460 in May 2023. Employ ment of biochemists and biophysicists is projected to grow 9% from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook , www.bls.gov/ooh/ life-physical-and-social-science/biochemists-and-biophysicists.htm, accessed November 16, 2024).

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